The soapy drama pilot focuses on three suburban couples affected by a murder. Allen will play Alison Dunn, the grounded and levelheaded wife of Kyle (Off the Map‘s Martin Henderson) who is hiding a deep, dark secret.

The cast also includes Law & Order‘s Jesse L. Martin, Entourage‘s Perrey Reeves, Men in Trees‘ James Tupper and Soul Food‘s Nicole Ari Parker.

Allen’s other TV credits include FX’s late, great Terriers and the USA Network drama The 4400.

Rip off. Nothing will ever be like Desperate Housewives <3 It's not Marc Cherry. Nor it's labeled as a "comedy". Also, it's based on a book by a really arrogant woman who happens to be on a multi-author blog I follow. Last, but not least, it's NBC, so, we can't trust it'll be around for long.